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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

WILLIAM H. SOMMER, QF PEOBIA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T0

THE FIRST TRUST & SAVINGS COMPANY, OHIO, AND WILLIAM E. STONE, 0F PEOR OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPOR'YTnlT "F IA, ILLINGIS, TRUSTEES.

WIBE-HEADIN G MACHINE.

Speetcation of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1.7. 1918.

To all `w/mm 'it may Concern:

Be it known that I, W ILLIAM H. SOMMER, a citizen of the United States, residin at Peoria, in the county of Peoria. and btate of Illinois, here invented new and useful Improvemente` in Wire-Heading Machines, of which the following is a Specification.

This invention has reference to wire heading machines, and it has for one of its olojects to provide a machine for heading the ends ot' the wires. in e gato frame to secure the wires thereto. Such a ,gate with wires nttnrthed thereto hy :i heading process are shown in patents grunted to me on June 3,y i913, No. 1,063,223. and one on October 197 1915, No. 1,157,054.

The invention has for' a further object to provide a means for supporting und advancing a gute frame in a stop-by-sten movement. through the machine yto aline the wire openingn in the gate freine iivith the feeding;r mechanism. whereiy thel wirt-S to be nt taohed` to the irann may he ted through the openings therein. prepnratory to the heading process.

The invention hns for a further obiert to provide a wire feeding merhanism and. tripping means engaged hy the wire foi vettingin motion the timing shaft :ind the int-Whanism to he actuated thereby for gripping one end ot' the wirr, forming n lit-ad thereon. retraction the fred wire. severing or rotting a length ot' wire from the feed wire. grippingi the unhozlded end of the wire and heath ing tho same. i

' The invention has for a further ohjef-t to cold-hond one end of the wirtl or wires and to hot-head the other end i: t* such wire or wires.

A further objeet. ot the invention is to provide an interchangeable Vfeeding! meehenism for tho gate from@ wht-.roby said frame muy be advanced in a et'ep-hjH-nivp movenwnt nt uniform distinti-es or at graduated dintnnres with Pai-.h movement.

For a further and fidi dese-ription of (iw invention herein and. the meritel thereof and also to acquire a knowledge ot' thi` details of construction of the means for effecting the result, reference is had to the following inscription and drawings hereto nttarhed,

lVhile the essential and churacteristiv fea tures of the invention are susceptible ot' modification.. still the preferred einhodi nient ofthe invention is illustrated in tho aecompenying drawing Figures. 1 and 2, teken together, Show n front elevation of the machine, parte in section. the wire feeding lneeluinisni being in operation threading a wire through the gate frame, the parts beingr in the position just prior to the wire engaging the tripping mechanism which sets the timing shaft in operation;

Figs. and it, taken together` show a plan Yiew of what; is shown in Figs. 1 and 2. the parte` being in the same position;

Figs. 5 and 6, taken together, show a rear elevation of the machine, parts in sertion, with the parts in the Same position as they appear in Figs. 1. 2, 3, and 4; i

Fig. 7 is a front elevation similar t0 Fig. 2.` with parts broken away und other parts in section, and shown` the mechanism for retractingg` the wire drawn back, the section of wire threaded through the gate frame Sew ered from the feed wire stock, and the means for forming the hot-head on theend of the wire in the act of forming snchhead;

Fig'. il is an end. elevation. ot themachine lookingr at the left-hand end of Fig. 1. and with perte of the nnwhinebroken away;

Fig. .fl in nn end elevation of the mnohine looking at the right-hand end of Fig. 2, with parts broken n wav;

Fig. 10 iS n vertical cross section as the saine Wonid appear if taken on the line 10-10 rit Fig. 2. looking in the direction of the nrrow on said.last-mentioned figure;

Fig. 11 is a vertical cross section as the same would appear it' taken on the line 11-11 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction ot' the arrow on :said lastanentinned figure;

Fig. 12 is a rertienl cross sertion ns the same would appear if taken on the line 12---12 of Fik L'. looking in the direction of the arrow on said laebnientionvd figure;

Fig. i3 is :t detail elevation, of mechanism sii'iwn in Fig. i. parteV invii! in station for Elio pnrione of illustrating manner o gripping and clamping the end of 'thev feed wire :and foi-unimiV theI cold-head thereon. mnt ihn (-olddwnding,lr in V1finn'iism:

Fig. il is a rertirai Toss section es the Home would appear if taken on line 1-ll-t of Fig'. and illustrates the mechanism for releasing th(` feed gripping means for the feed wire immediately after theA formation of tht` rolddwad on the end of the wire;

liig. 15 is a tarn view of what is shown in Fig. It; 

